Microsoft's Windows 10 has received a wide range of praise from the tech community for being a reliable and well thought-out operating system. But some people aren't happy with just how pushy it's become.

In an apparent move to accelerate the stream of users graduating to Windows 10, Microsoft recently changed the way it asked users if they wanted to upgrade. Previously it gave the Windows 10 update 'recommended' status, normally reserved for critical security updates.

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If when prompted to update to Windows 10 users clicked the red 'X', you could escape the clutches of the update. But the process would automatically be scheduled for a later time.